Kensington visits Charlottetown on Sunday afternoon

KENSINGTON – The Saint John Vitos struck for three unanswered third-period goals en route to a 5-2 win over the Kensington Monaghan Farms Wild on Saturday night.

The New Brunswick/P.E.I. Major Midget Hockey League game attracted an estimated 350 fans to Community Gardens.

The teams were tied 1-1 after the first period, and 2-2 following 40 minutes. Will Kelly’s goal with 13:57 remaining in the third period proved to be the game-winner. Tyler Copeland added an insurance marker with 4:06 to go, and Jean-Michel LeBlanc sealed the win with an empty-net goal with 1:04 showing on the clock.

Copeland, with his first of two in the game, and Logan Saunders also scored for the Vitos, who improved to 23-8-1. Saint John is tied for first place with the Moncton Flyers (13-9-1).

Sam Jay and Kyle Pinksen found the back of the net for Kensington, which takes a 12-17-3 record into Sunday’s road against the Charlottetown Islanders (6-21-4). Game time at MacLauchlan Arena on the UPEI campus is 1:45 p.m.